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Written question asked by David Cairns (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 March 2011. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Palestinians: Security Forces

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 17 February 2011, Official Report, column 1001W, on Palestinians: security forces, what proportion of the Middle East and North Africa Conflict Pool was used to assist the US Security Co-ordinator for Israel and the Palestinian territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer

The proportion of Middle East and North Africa Conflict Pool (MENA CP) funding provided to assist the US Security Co-ordinator through the deployment of the British support team in Ramallah for each of the years referred to is:

Financial year Percentage
2008-09 33
2009-10 16
2010-11 18

The proportion of the funding out of the MENA CP allocation for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories specifically was:

Financial year Percentage
2008-09 57
2009-10 68
2010-11 60

Final funding for 2010-11 is not confirmed and is based on the provisional allocation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44616; 524 c1044W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Palestinians: Security Forces
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
International assistance Palestine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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